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Sweeping Collection

Background imageSweeping Collection: Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870

Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street, 1870
Vintage engraving of Victorian London boys begging and sweeping street. Mothers Last Words, Mrs Sewell, c.1870

Background imageSweeping Collection: Railway Cleaner

Railway Cleaner
26th October 1907: A man sweeping a Great Central Railway carriage, at Marylebone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageSweeping Collection: Peasant Woman Sweeping The Yard

Peasant Woman Sweeping The Yard
(Original Caption) Antrim, Ireland- County Antrim. A peasant woman of Ballycastle sweeping the yard. Undated photograph

Background imageSweeping Collection: Stripping Tobacco; Workers In Shop

Stripping Tobacco; Workers In Shop
(Original Caption) 1887-Danville, VA: Stripping Tobacco: Workers in a Tobacco Factory in Danville, VA. Engraving, 1887

Background imageSweeping Collection: Man Shovels Garbage Into Cart; Woodcut

Man Shovels Garbage Into Cart; Woodcut
(Original Caption) "Street Sweepings." How New York got rid of its garbage. One horse wagon and garbage collector. Woodcut, 1888

Background imageSweeping Collection: Chimney Sweeps

Chimney Sweeps
(Original Caption) 1895-Frankfurt, Germany. Chimney sweeps. BPA2# 736

Background imageSweeping Collection: Alley In Hong Kong

Alley In Hong Kong
(Original Caption) Alley in Hong Kong. Undated photograph

Background imageSweeping Collection: New York Street Cleaner Wearing Mask

New York Street Cleaner Wearing Mask
(Original Caption) New York Street cleaner wearing mask to check the spread of the influenza epidemic. "Better be ridiculous then dead" is the view of one official. BPA2# 3019

Background imageSweeping Collection: Janitor Sweeping Floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Janitor Sweeping Floor of the New York Stock Exchange
(Original Caption) 9/28/1938-New York, NY: A porter sweeps up the debris from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after a brisk day of trading. BPA2#4811

Background imageSweeping Collection: Street Sweepers Cleaning After Parade

Street Sweepers Cleaning After Parade
(Original Caption) 5/8/1945-New York, NY : Street swwepers cleaning up after V-E Day celebration, New York City

Background imageSweeping Collection: Woman and Child on Porch

Woman and Child on Porch
A woman cleans her porch while a child in dreadlocks sits on the steps eating lunch

Background imageSweeping Collection: Man Sweeping Snow from Van

Man Sweeping Snow from Van
(Original Caption) 1/20/1988-Minneapolis, MN- John Medvec uses a broom to sweep snow from his van. PH: Bill Pugliano

Background imageSweeping Collection: Men Sweeping in Prison

Men Sweeping in Prison
(Original Caption) Sing Sing, NY-Photo shows interior view in the new cell block of Sing Sing Prison. Undated

Background imageSweeping Collection: Robert Mitchum Sweeping Jail Cell

Robert Mitchum Sweeping Jail Cell
(Original Caption) 2/10/1949-Los Angeles, CA- Screen star Robert Mitchum was in a new role- that of a broom jockey- as he started his sixty day sentence on a narcotic charge

Background imageSweeping Collection: Young Women Cleaning a Room

Young Women Cleaning a Room
(Original Caption) Starlets Spread the Welcome Mat. Starlet (B) -- Chores, Too. The starlets may find it's much more fun to have their own home

Background imageSweeping Collection: Women Demonstrate Old Vacuum Cleaners

Women Demonstrate Old Vacuum Cleaners
(Original Caption) 10/5/1956- Requiring the use of both hands at all times, this pulley carpet sweeper at right dates back to 1844

Background imageSweeping Collection: Indian Villagers Sweeping Street

Indian Villagers Sweeping Street
(Original Caption) 1/15/1960-Chandod, India- Battling disease at the simplest level, these village sweepers clean the main street of Chandod in India's Bombay State

Background imageSweeping Collection: Man Pushing Brooms After Riot

Man Pushing Brooms After Riot
(Original Caption) 8/12/1965-Los Angeles, CA- An unidentified Negro, pushing 2 brooms, tries to tidy up the sidewalk following rioting in the Watts section throughout the night

Background imageSweeping Collection: Sweeping up at End of Day at NY Stock Exchange

Sweeping up at End of Day at NY Stock Exchange
12/26/1967-New York, New York-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Cleaning up at the end of the day at the New York Stock Exchange

Background imageSweeping Collection: Garbage Collector Sweeping Huge Pile of Trash

Garbage Collector Sweeping Huge Pile of Trash
(Original Caption) 2/12/1968-New York, NY- Sanitation man Lorenzo De Francesco fights a battle against a mountain of garbage at a disposal plant here Feb. 12

Background imageSweeping Collection: Soldiers Sweeping Road For Mines

Soldiers Sweeping Road For Mines
(Original Caption) 7/6/1968-South Vietnam: A constant threat of Viet Cong harassment forces crews to check for mines before sending in paving trucks to work on Route 14

Background imageSweeping Collection: Children @ Union Square Cleaning;Earth D

Children @ Union Square Cleaning;Earth D
(Original Caption) 4/24/1970-New York, NY- These children of the Convent of the Sacred Heart help clean Union Square Park as part of Earth Day's concerened activities

Background imageSweeping Collection: Workers Sweeping Snow Off Roads

Workers Sweeping Snow Off Roads
(Original Caption) 2/25/1972- Peking, China- This is snow removal, China style

Background imageSweeping Collection: Man Tending Pile of Glass at Reclamation

Man Tending Pile of Glass at Reclamation
(Original Caption) 7/5/1972-Dayville

Background imageSweeping Collection: 3 Uniformed Moonies Sweep Ny Street

3 Uniformed Moonies Sweep Ny Street
(Original Caption) 5/25/76-New York, New York- Supporters of Sun Myung Moon, the Korean Evangelist and industrialist

Background imageSweeping Collection: Workers Sweep Up Ticker Tape at Parade

Workers Sweep Up Ticker Tape at Parade
(Original Caption) 1/30/1981-New York

Background imageSweeping Collection: Humour gentility Cruikshank 19th century cartoon

Humour gentility Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828

Background imageSweeping Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Mule that boasted of his family

La Fontaines Fables - Mule that boasted of his family
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Mule that boasted of his family

Background imageSweeping Collection: Humour Brobdignag bonnet Cruikshank 19th century cartoon

Humour Brobdignag bonnet Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828

Background imageSweeping Collection: Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum) during a summer rain

Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum) during a summer rain

Background imageSweeping Collection: Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings in the back

Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings in the back

Background imageSweeping Collection: FDR Re-Elected

FDR Re-Elected
8th November 1940: American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) speaking to a crowd of 25, 000 at Madison Square Gardens, New York, before his sweeping re-election for a third term

Background imageSweeping Collection: Rake

Rake
Antique illustration of a rake

Background imageSweeping Collection: Wooden broom leaning against wall

Wooden broom leaning against wall

Background imageSweeping Collection: Digital illustration using stiff broom to lightly sweep over wet, leveled concrete path

Digital illustration using stiff broom to lightly sweep over wet, leveled concrete path

Background imageSweeping Collection: Black and white illustration of using broom to remove toadstools from lawn, close-up

Black and white illustration of using broom to remove toadstools from lawn, close-up

Background imageSweeping Collection: Raindrops on a car window

Raindrops on a car window

Background imageSweeping Collection: Fallen maple leaf on a rainy day

Fallen maple leaf on a rainy day

Background imageSweeping Collection: Blurred street atmosphere through a window pane with rain drops

Blurred street atmosphere through a window pane with rain drops

Background imageSweeping Collection: Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings and cars in the back

Rain drops on a window pane, blurry buildings and cars in the back

Background imageSweeping Collection: Rain water flowing from a drain pipe

Rain water flowing from a drain pipe

Background imageSweeping Collection: Blue and red brooms with shovels

Blue and red brooms with shovels

Background imageSweeping Collection: Street Sweeper

Street Sweeper
Emersons patented system, a motorised street sweeping device at work in New York City. The vehicle sucks up debris into a storage container in the body of the machine

Background imageSweeping Collection: Snowy Central Park

Snowy Central Park
16th February 1926: A view from the top of the Hecksher Building on Fifth Avenue of Central Park covered in snow after a blizzard which swept New York City

Background imageSweeping Collection: After Blizzard

After Blizzard
9th December 1937: People pushing a car through the snow at Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, after a blizzard which swept over the south of England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)


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